With the spread of Omicron, gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite) began to appear much more often than when infected with the Delta strain. This was reported to Izvestiya by the Deputy Director for Clinical Work of the Moscow Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology named after V.I. G.N. Gabrichevsky Rospotrebnadzor, doctor of medical sciences Tatyana Ruzhentsova.
“With the very first Wuhan strain, we also noted many cases accompanied by diarrhea. Now there are more of them. According to our observations, about 30% of patients complain of frequent, watery stools, 4-6 times a day. Some of them, more often in children, have a decrease in appetite, nausea, ”she said.
According to Tatyana Ruzhentsova, in the youngest patients, the disease is often accompanied by vomiting, which is especially pronounced on the first day of illness.
At the same time, in some cases, doctors can talk about the intestinal form of the coronavirus caused by Omicron, which occurs without respiratory symptoms. Most often, the infection proceeds in this way in children of the first three years of life.
“But the isolated intestinal form is rare. Most patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms also have respiratory symptoms: redness and itching in the throat, nasal congestion and discharge, coughing,” said Tatyana Ruzhentsova.
Often sick, as with the flu, are worried about headaches, chills, severe weakness, they said at the Moscow Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. G.N. Gabrichevsky Rospotrebnadzor. At the same time, an accurate diagnosis can only be established with the help of special tests, the doctors emphasized.
Read more in the exclusive Izvestia article:
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